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Cathy Blanford, M.Ed.
Author of My Baby Big Sister

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Parenting the Subsequent Child
by Cathy Blanford

"Children need information; they need a story about what happened in their family before they were born.

Whatever their feelings, . . . subsequent siblings will be healthier and happier if they know the story of their family’s loss and if they are given opportunities to ask questions and to express their many feelings."

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Help and Support Sites

Tommy's Kids, by St. Thomas Hospice (Support group and camp)
Helps children who have experienced the death of someone they love

Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance - PLIDA
Parents & health professionals helping bereaved families

The Compassionate Friends
Supports family after a child dies

Bereavement Services
Resolve Through Sharing - RTS

Share: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc
Helps those who experience pregnancy loss or infant death

My Baby Big Sister is especially for children who were born subsequent to a pregnancy loss or infant death. This book will help with the confusion these children often experience when they learn about the baby who died before they were born.

"I've written this book for all of you who are raising a child who was born after you had a baby die at birth. This child has come into a family that has experienced a very important life event. While the subsequent child did not actually experience the loss of his sibling and may not be personally grieving for this baby who died, he is now a member of a family in which the loss of a baby is a significant piece of the family story." Cathy Blanford

"Parents who have an opportunity to say hello and goodbye and to truly mourn their loss will be in a better position to give subsequent children what they need. Parents who have been supported in their own loss will be better able to support both the siblings at home at the time of the loss and any others who may come along later. No one should be expected to forget or to get on with their lives leaving their cherished baby behind. However, in remembering, in acknowledging their loss and in always loving their baby who died before coming home, it is important that they also recognize the needs of those children who come later. They especially need to be able to give subsequent children the assurance that they are loved and wanted for who they are themselves." from Parenting the Subsequent Child, by Cathy Blanford

Book Proceeds Donated

Proceeds from Cathy Blanford's books, My Baby Big Sister and Something Happened, will support the work of Still Missed, a perinatal loss support program located in Hinsdale, Illinois. Still Missed, which is a program of the Adventist Midwest Health Systems, has been in existence since 1987.

For further information regarding Still Missed or perinatal loss and grief, call 630-856-4497 or e-mail stillmissed@ahss.org

Also by Cathy Blanford
Something Happened

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Something Happened,
visit
www.somethinghappenedbook.com

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